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United Kingdom Robert Peston is an English journalist, presenter, and author, recognized for his insightful economic and political reporting, and for founding the education charity Speakers for Schools.
Political Editor and host of the weekly political discussion show 'Peston'. He covers developments in Westminster and interviews key figures in politics.
Founder of the education charity, Speakers for Schools, which organises speakers from various fields to give free talks in state schools.
Award-winning journalist Robert Peston keynoted at Coupa Inspire'18 in London, a conference featuring industry thought leaders and customers.
Former award-winning BBC Economics Editor and Business Editor, responsible for business and City coverage on their flagship TV, radio news programmes, and website.
Publisher of Robert Peston's books including 'WTF?' and 'How To Run Britain: Therapy For A Traumatised Nation'.
Publisher of Robert Peston's books: 'Who Runs Britain? How the Super-Rich are Changing our Lives' (2008), 'How Do We Fix This Mess? The Economic Price of Having it All and the Route to Lasting Prosperity' (2012), 'WTF?' (2017), 'Whistleblower' (2021), and 'How To Run Britain: Therapy For A Traumatised Nation' (2024).
Robert James Kenneth Peston was born on April 25, 1960, into a Jewish family in North London. The son of an economist and Labour life peer, Maurice Peston, he attended Highgate Wood Secondary School. He pursued higher education at Balliol College, Oxford, where he earned a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics, and later studied at the Université libre de Bruxelles. Peston began his career in finance as a stockbroker before transitioning into journalism. His early career as a journalist started in 1983 at the ‘Investors Chronicle,’ followed by roles at ‘The Independent’ and ‘The Sunday Correspondent.’ He later served as the City Editor of the ‘Independent on Sunday’ in 1990.
From 1991 to 2000, Peston worked for the ‘Financial Times,’ where he held various positions including Political Editor, Banking Editor, and head of an investigations unit. After leaving the ‘Financial Times,’ he became editorial director of Quest, an online financial analysis service, and a contributing editor for ‘The Spectator’ and a columnist for ‘The Daily Telegraph.’ His career continued to evolve with a move to ‘The Sunday Times’ in 2001, where he wrote a weekly business profile, and then to ‘The Sunday Telegraph’ in 2002 as City editor and assistant editor, becoming associate editor in 2005.
In 2005, Peston joined BBC News as its Business Editor, a role that brought him significant public recognition for his reporting on the 2008 financial crisis, particularly his exclusive coverage of the Northern Rock crisis. In 2010, he founded Speakers for Schools, an educational charity aimed at providing pro-bono talks to state schools. He was appointed BBC Economics Editor in 2013. In 2015, he moved to ITV News as Political Editor and began hosting the weekly political discussion show, ‘Peston on Sunday,’ later rebranded as ‘Peston.’ Peston has authored several books, including ‘Brown’s Britain,’ ‘Who Runs Britain? How the Super-Rich are Changing our Lives,’ and ‘WTF?’, chronicling significant political and economic events.
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